Disruption at Hove expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

At Hove

Description

A safety inspection of the track at Hove means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains through this station may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Customer Advice

Services that run through the Hove area are expected to be delayed. Some services may be revised, diverted via alternative routes, or terminated and restarted at a different station to normal.

Please check before you travel and allow plenty of extra time - we'd advise at least an extra 20-30 minutes. If your planned train is affected then you may need to take a different train than planned, change trains en route or use an alternative route to complete your journey instead.

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following alternatives:

• Southern services on any reasonable route including between Barnham and London Victoria via Horsham

• Thameslink and Gatwick Express services between Brighton and London

Brighton & Hove Buses on routes between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea

• 1 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington (town), Portslade (town) and Fishersgate (station)

• 1X between Brighton, Hove (town), Portslade (station), Fishersgate (town)

• 2, between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington town), Portslade, (close to station), and Shoreham-by-Sea (station)

• 5 between Brighton, Hove (town) and Aldrington (station)

• 6 between Brighton, Hove (town), Portslade (station)

• 7 between Brighton and Hove (station)

• 16 between Portslade (station) and Fishersgate (station)

• 21 between Brighton and Hove (station)

• 46 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington (town), Portslade (station), and Southwick (station)

• 49, between Brighton, Hove (town), and Portslade (station)

The following Stagecoach bus routes:

• 700 - Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing

• 701 - Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing, Goring-by- sea, Littlehampton

• 11 - Worthing, West Worthing, Goring by sea, Littlehampton.

• 500 for Chichester, Barnham, and Littlehampton.

Planning your journey:

You can see a live map of the Southern network. This will show where your journey is likely to be affected.

You can also use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

At the moment, Southern are working with local staff and colleagues at Network Rail to assess the situation.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.